News Releases

For creating the most comprehensive global map of the ocean floor, ONR performer Dr. David Sandwell received the Charles A. Whitten Medal, sponsored by the American Geophysical Union.

For his work in the establishment of a new scientific field, Dr. Nicklas Pisias received the Maurice Ewing Medal, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Navy and the American Geophysical Union.

Fifteen teams from three continents met on the beaches of Honolulu, Hawaii, last week for the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge, co-sponsored by ONR.

The Office of Naval Research recognized 25 awardees of the 2019 Young Investigator Program. These recipients will share $16.5 million in funding to conduct naval-relevant scientific research.

Dr. Frances H. Arnold, a former ONR-sponsored performer, received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the first American woman to win science’s most recognized award.

A collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program and the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division has resulted in a new technology called Flight Deck Crew Refresher Training Expansion Packs (TEPs) that will deliver cutting-edge training to Sailors...

At the Oceans 2018 conference, the chief of naval research discussed Task Force Ocean, a program designed to reinvigorate the Navy’s commitment to ocean sciences.

The Navy Trademark Licensing Office transferred more than $1 million—for the first time—to the Navy’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation program, a quality-of-life program for Sailors and their families.

ONR TechSolutions and industry partners have created a new tool called the Scuba Binary Dive Application (SBDA) 100 to digitally plan, record and report dive-profile information.

To protect U.S. Navy divers operating in freezing conditions, ONR is sponsoring work to design a wetsuit mirroring the insulating properties of animal blubber, allowing divers to swim in frozen waters for longer periods of time.